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-esigned our modern approach to banking around you your plans, your goals, your dreams. your tomorrow is now. purepoint financial. >>."nd now, "bbc world news jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. whodunit? u.s. officials deny writing an inflammatory "new york times" piece. the white house calls for the anonymous author to come forward and resign. throwback to the cold war.ru ian and british officials trade jabs at the u.n. over the poisoning of a former spy. >> what do you do besides drive fast? >> have fun.ge jane: leary film star burt reynolds certainly did have fun in a career that spanned six e cades. he died today a82.

to our viewers on public television in the u.s. and around the globe. senior officials in the trump administration have denied writing a "new york times" op-ed piece in whi the author claims to be part of a broader resistance inside the white house. the vice president called the author disgraceful, and even th fidy, usually silent about politics, accused the anonymous author of sabotaging the country.e the white ho says they should identify themselves and resign. our correspondent nick bryant starts our coverage. nick: this stately home is the scene of a washington whodunit -- which administratioicial g s in "the new york times" with an article stabbe president in the back? the anonymous editorial claims some trump employees are working diligently to frustrate parts of his agenda, that he is

impetuous, adversarial, petty, efctive, antidemocratic, that his presidency is defined by amorality. >> god bless you and thank you. nick: the article struck washington like a lightning bolt, and shortly afterwards in a meeting with american sheriffs, the president delivered his unsmiling response.pr . trump: if the failing "new york times" has an anonymous editorial -- can you believe it anonym meaning gutless editorial. we are doing a great job. the poll numbers are through the roof. our poll numbers are great. and guess what, nobody is going to come close to beating me in thank very much. yo2020. nick: the white house issued a statement calling the coward who wrote e article to resign, the president amended that the new "the new york times" turn him or her over to the government for national security purposes. there is this one-word tweet written in capital letters asking, treason? with the rumor mill iner

ive, even the vice president had to issue a denial. vice president pence: anyone who would write an anonymousia editsmearing this president, who has provided extraordinary leadership for this country, should not be working for this administration. they ought to do the honorable thing and resign. look, the bottom line is the american people see through all this. nick: but the article reinforces the central narrative explosive new book from bob woodward that administration officials are trying to protect the americ people from america's elected leader. so who of all the president's men and women make up this -- this quiet resistance? with more than 20 cabinet officials issuing denials, it remains washington's grea unanswered question. for critics of the president, the article offers proof of the white house in chaos. for his supporters, it backs up his fervent claim that the political establishment and liberal media is out to get him,

th what he calls the deep state is trying to s his presidency. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. ja: for more, i spoke earlier with a senior editort the huffington post. how worried is the white house? we have had all these denials. >> it seems ey are very worried. we have had the denials, but even startingesterday, as soon as the op-ed was published, trump was tweeting, he made a statement before a public event yesterday that was unplanned condemning this, saying that whoever wrote it should leave his administration and comefo ard and put an end to the -- put a name to the words, really. he has continued that rhetoric today on twitterleand also peike sarah sanders have spoken against it. it certainly seems like it is on their minds right now. jane: we have had lots of descriptions of a white house in chaos. what is likely to be the lasting impact of this op-ed? pae: it will permeate the

distrust that was already there. trump keeps close to the vest with who he trusts on certain issues. loyalty is a big thing for him. when it comes to big policy decisions, he has a tightknit circle of people he works with and thishite house will make him a little more paranoid about who he is opening up to about big decision jane: a lot of criticism against "the new york times." paige, how rare is it newspaper to publish something like this anonymously? paige: it is very rare. even in a story from a journalists t don't choouse anonymous sources if they don't have to. if someone wants to speak anonymously, the newspaper wrml try to conhe information elsewhere or get it on background where they can useat the infon but not the name. publishing an op-ed like this, i'm sure "the times" weighed it very heavily before. it is just hardly ever done. jane: is there a risk that in doing it like this they arhe playing intoresident's

narrative that there are people out to get him and that there is a deep state? paige: there are a lot of questions out whether it is good or bad the way they did it. they issued a statement that they felt that it was important fothe public to see the op-ed to see the discord around the white house and the confusion and the chaos within it. i think that tere are downfalls to publishing an anonymous op-ed, and we will see thoseay out in the media in the coming weeks. jane: the president is going to a rally tonight in montana. what cane expect? presumably this is not over. paige: it isn't, and trump is historically unhinged at these rallies. he has a script typically when he speaks at these events, but he often veers off scrd says what is on his mind, and this is very much on his mind right now. i have a feeling we will get pretty blunt rhetoric this evening on this topic.y jane: thanks vch for joining me. paige was saying, president

trump will be back on the campaign trail in montana this evening. s he won tte by more than 20 points in 2016, but some of his most ardent supporters are feeling the effects ofrahe escalating war with china. our correspondent james cook sent this report from montana. , james: on the great plaie harvest is coming to a close. farming is entwined in the american identity. spacious skies, ambeves of grain. a nd of plenty. so much, in fact, that half of the nation's major crops are sold abroad, a figure that is evenigher in montana. >> 75%f our wheat is exported. st of our top customers reside in the pacific rim. weso re very heavily dependent on -- and rely on those international customers to keep moving our products. ♪

james: country life ain't so simple when it is tied to international trade. when the u.s. slapped riffs on s china, beijipped buying u.s. wheat. farmers here are losing access to the biggest customer, japan. montana's democratic senator is campaigning for reelecn the shadow of yellowstone park, deep in trump territory. as a farmer, he wants a fair crack of the whip. sen. tester: if we have access to the japanese market and south korean market, if we have access access to if we have all these markets, we can outcompete anybody in the world in agriculture. if we don't have access to those markets, we are done. james: the trump trade strategyl does ive absorbing pain with the aim of getting better deals for the u.s. noross the border in wyoming at a rodeo, they mabe following every twist and tweet, but they think it is in safe

hands. >> that we have -- glad we have trum to stand up for ourselves, for us, probably make a better deals than we had in tca past. >> amefarmers need help, and whatever he can do is fine. james: what would you ask him for? >> oh, he will do the right thing. we like him. james: you trust him? >> we trust him. james: there is a great dividehe in northwestern united states between protectionism and free trade. but noteem to be naoding loyalty to mr. trump. support for trump runs deep and wide. of course voters have concerns, not least about trade. but in t wilds of the american west we have heard the same sintiment time and again -- people trust the pnt, they say, to do the right thing. but as autumn beckons, concern remains.

she is harvesting this ye's final field of wheat, she says tariffs have pushed down profits, putting the future of her family farm in dou >> we are ok for a co years. james: but you want to get back -- >> yeah, we definitely want to get back to free trade. a lot of my concerns are based how long it takes to build these markets. it is easy to tear them down. tearing them down has a pretty big impact on the future of my kids' ability to farm. a jamethe last grain is hauled away, the direction for america's farmers is far from certain. james cook, bbc news, broadview, montana. jane: a look at some of the day's other news. prosecutors have charged on north korean government spy in

on with the 2014 attack on sony pictures. data was stolen from thousands of centimeters andsthe hollywood udio was pressured into pulling a satiriinl film depictthe assassination of leader kim jong-un. it is the first time the u.s. has brought such charges against the pyongyang operative. t the far-rindidate who is leading polls in brazil's presidential race has been stabbed campaigning months before the election. his son tweeted that he is acovering in hospital fro superficial injury. there was a sharp exchange of words reminiscent of the cold war the u.n. today as the u.k. madets case that russia almo certainly approved the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. the u.s., france, germany, and canada called on moscow to provide full disclosure of the novichok nerve agent proam. russia continues to deny any involvement. there is the bbc'siplomatic correspondent james lansdale. james: these are the pictures the government believes show for the responsibility

first use of chemical weapons on european soil in decad. two russian military intelligence officers flying to britain in march, allegedly laying a trail of a deadly nerve agent, on orders, minisrs say, from the very top. all of which, british diplomats said in new york, was reckless and malign behavior by one of fe five permanent members the united nations security council. >> one p5 member has undertaken a pattern of behavior which shows they tried to murder the skripals and played dice with the lives of the people of salisbury. they work in a parallethuniverse whernormal rules of international affairs are inverted. james: russia insisted its military intelligence service, known as the gru, had nothing to do with the attack, nor had president putin, seen on a visia to its heaers. russia's ambassador says the

british allegations are unfounded and mendacious. >> the russi federation categorically rejects all unfounded accusations ing its involvement in poisoning withoxic chemicals. london needs this story for just one purpose, to unleash a disgusting anti-russian hysteria. james: today the leaders of closest allies, the u.s., france, germany, and canada,in issued a statement expressing full confidence that the operation was almost certainly approved at a senior government level in russia, and they also agreed to disrupt together a hostile and activities of foreign onintelligence networkheir territories. >> but we will respond robustly when our security is threatened --sa james: the ambr called for greater use of sanctions for the -- greater use of sanctions, for

the chemical weapons convention to be strengthened, and more powers for international authorities to name and shame countries that use nerve agents. arou the table, there was so support. ambassador haley: today our british friends and colleagues are providing a master class on ad ofo stop the sp chemical weapons. they are creating accountability for those who used chemical agents and providing vital support for the international norm against the use of these deadly, illegal weapons. james: the question for the foreign office is can all this diplomatic support be translated into real action? that is unlikely to come fromns the united nat russia has a veto. the u.k. will have to rely on the eu. the problem is th some european allies are reluctant to antagonize russia. this will be a real test of anitish diplomacy and euro unity. james landale, bbc news, the foreign fice. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america."

still to come on tonightrogram ugandan the claims and politician being mistreated by the military. has ruled thatrt being gay is no longer a criminal offse. the decision reverses a colonial-era law that categorized omosexuality as an offense. the reaction in new delhi. reporter: the end of two decades m legal struggles to take out a victorian law thatade same-sex love criminal. the ndurt struck off the law a said it was a weapon for the harassmentf india's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender -- trans community. >> in private, there is consent and it is in private, it will not be an offense.

>> i haven't come out parents, so i will do that it ige turn of events. a night. i did not really expect. i just came to listen to whatever the verdict was. reporter: the colonial-era law known as section 377 categorize gay se an unnatural offense and was decriminalized in 2009, only to be made criminal again01 in 2after an appeal. t a final judgment, the supreme court has now saidt difrimination on the base o sexual orientation is a violation of fundamental rights. activists say there is still a tough battle of stigma and homophobia to be fough >> it will take a lot of time. we have to fight the stima in our home, the neighborhood, in offices.s itlong battle.

reporter: this victory camete afr a long legal fight with religious groups and the government, and it is only the beginning. now they dare to dr mm of right tory, adopt, and inherit property, just like herosexuals. a leading opponent of the uganda government has told bbc eout the torture he says endured hands of the military. he is a staunch critic of the president was of the country for years. denies he was mistreated, and say that he should face trial for treason. has one of thea

youngest populations in the world. many now inspired by the music of this man. bobi wine has gone from the ghetto to parliament, from singer to mp, in a younger generation of africans that is energetic, social-media savvy. but his activism comes at a high price. arrested,he hasee severely tortured, he alleges, and forced toeave uganda for medical treatment in america, where he ske to the bbc. bobi: i will continue the fight for freedom, and it is a fight that we must either win or die trying. reporter: his message resonates strongly with the you. untudio,to bobi wine's where artists believes that 30 years of one leader in end. can be brought to an

>> end. >> i have hope that we can change we can change, we can make a very big change. t reporter: but uganda of seveni, that is optimistic. he calls the opposition terroris and hooligans and rejects accusations of torture. the army has had peacekeeping training from britain. ho sufferedon mp from challenging the president. her spine was fractured after she was attacked inside parliament by what she called the full muscle of the state. bad to muscle, it is so have suspicion of government working agnst you. it is one of the nsrst conditio a human being will ever face. >> this monument is a mass ave, one of the many -- reporter: the ruling party does

not just depend on in iran fist or powers of patronage. -- an iron p fist orers of patronage. an older generation remembers leaders like idi amin. >> they are afraid the country may slip back to those bad days where it was anarchy. lifed a president, but was not easy. people running d every daying every day. >> ♪ this is a message to the government ♪ lreporter: what ely to happen in the battle between the hero of the ghetto and the president? the challenge fr a younger generation is significant, but he is defeated his opponents before. not look here, it is like there's any serious threat to his grip on power. fergal keane, bbc news. jane: burt reynolds led a life and notablecess

excess, reaching tremendous heights and syncing to career lows. over six decades, he created some iconic roles and reinventnd himself timeime again. he died today in florida at the age of 82. a look back at his life. >> i thought they were trying to kill us. >> they would have. they would have for sure. reporter: burt reynolds in t eliverance," playing a tough city boy up againse american wilderness and its murderous inhabitants. it was the film he was most proud of. >> oh my god! reporter: as in mostf his films, he did his stunts, and he arly drowned filming this. he cut his teeth in scores of film and tv westerns. "navajo joe" was one, which

ploited reynolds' own part native american ancestry. >> what is your name? >> joe. reporter: he became a sex symbol and a regular action star. >> we are going to try to get e.ay with as much as possi reporter: in "the longest yard," he plad the coach of a prison football team. he wanted to play professional himself until an injury ended his chances. >> the rest of you stay here.>> o, it is newark. reporter: "gator" in 1976 was one of a string of films set in middle america in which he drove a car very fast. >>yo beginning to think are funny. >> wvet do you do besides dri fast? >> have fun. >> this fun? driving, talking to me? >> they are both a challenge. reporter: "smokey and the

bandit" was essentially one long car ase. by n b he was america's toox office star, and costar sally fielwas one of his many conquests. be pulledt us to over. >> couldn't hurt. reporter: by the time of "the cannonball run," his career was running into trouble. he acquired a reputation a hard drinking womanizer who earned a fortune and spent a fortune. >> come here. >> oh gee. reporter: he was offered fewer good parts, like this, andt eventually wnkrupt, owing $11 million. >> hell of a guy. me in second to you in t snotball pageant. reporter: there was an acrimonious divorce, and he beme the star of a ng-running television sitcom, by now sporting a wig and showing the fruits of decades in

front of the camera. >> you know, there is no handle on this door. burt: doesn't take a rocket scientist to be an actor. you have to make it real. >> you come into my house and my party tell me about the future. the future ivideotape and not film? reporter: in "boogie nights," he played a porn film director. he hated making the film, but it gained him an oscar nomination. >> you are t director? >> yes, i am. >> i thought you were the driver. >> and that, too. reporter: by the time he made "a bunh of amateurs," playing aging american actor lowered to britain to play king lear, he was happy to parody himself. he end of a roller coast career which proved he was if nothing else one of hollywood's more resilient stars. phasehe did go through a

when he drove a lot of cars, but he drove them brilliantly. burt reynolds, who died today at age 82. you can find all the day's news on a website and do check out twitter. i'm jane o'brien. thanks forld watching "wews america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the la headlines you can trust. eddownload now from selectpp stores. >> funding of this presentation made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and purepoint financial. >> how do we shape our tomorrow? it starts with a vision. we see its ideal form in our mind, and then we begin to isel. we strip away everything that

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